Daily Sports Digest: Tuckahoe’s Sky Williams Outscores Opposition

Spartans on the run

St. Thomas Aquinas College sophomore George Erazo of North Babylon lowered his National qualifying time to a 48.80 after a great 400-meter run in the Gotham Cup at the New Balance Track and Field Center in northern Manhattan.

Erazo finished as the top Division II runner, and placed sixth overall in the competition. 

Freshman Alex Andre of North Rockland set a school record in the 1,000 with a time of 2:32.78 which beat the previous record of 2:35.44 held by Gary "Einar" Brissing.

Keeley Bateman, a sophomore from Pearl River, clocked a school-record 3:03.98 to finish 14th in the women’s 1,000. 
Rookie Catherine Sandkuhl of North Babylon also lowered her own school record in the 400 with a time of 1:01.20, good for 23rd overall.

The Spartans of Coach Lorne Marcus return to the New Balance Track and Field Center on Jan. 20 to compete in the Great Dane Classic.

Shepard, Marte in the swim

Sophomore Andrew Shepard of West Nyack continued his standout season in the distance freestyle events as the College of Mount Saint Vincent’s men’s swimming team lost to Mount Saint Mary College, 71-49, in Newburgh.

Shepard, an alum of Clarkstown South, was runner-up in the 1,000-yard event with a time of 12:30.47, and then won the 500-yard race in 5:56.26.

Also standing out was freshman Alex Marte of Yonkers, who posted a double victory in the 200-yard freestyle (2:06.03) and 100-yard butterfly (1:00.59).

The setback dropped the Dolphins to 1-7 in dual-meet competition, and 0-4 against Skyline Conference opponents.

The Dolphins return to the pool on a winter training trip to Florida, before resuming the schedule on Jan. 27 against Drew University in Madison, NJ, at 6 p.m.

Also competing for the Dolphins is freshman Juan Espinal of New Rochelle, in the backstroke and freestyle events.

The women’s team, which continues to struggle, lost to Hunter, 102-80, at the Mark Twain Pool Complex in Yonkers.

The Dolphins (1-10), who are also on a Florida training trip, hope to start something new on Jan. 21 when they meet Drew University in Madison, N.J.

Hunter (9-3) was led by siblings Juliette and Charlotte Collazo of Monsey, who are graduates of Spring Valley HS.

Charlotte, a freshman, was victorious in the 50-yard freestyle against the Dolphins, and helped the Hawks win the 200-yard freestyle relay; sophomore Juliette,  second in the 100-yard backstroke, was a member of the winning 200-yard medley relay quartet.

Hunter hosts John Jay College (4-2) on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the North pool.

Breaking into the lineup

Freshman guard Bergelis Louis of Nyack, a graduate of Ramapo HS, has appeared in four games for the women’s basketball team at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

The Bloodhounds (4-9) host York College (1-12) at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 18 in Jamaica at the York PE and Rec Center.

Yesterday’s Results:

Sport: Boys Basketball (Friday)

Game: Palisade Prep vs. Tuckahoe

Score: Tuckahoe Won 91-39

Highlights: Tuckahoe’s Sky Williams had another monumental offensive output as he poured in 40 points, Justin Nolan added 23 points in the win. Brandon Tate was the high scorers for Palisade Prep in the loss with 10.

Sport: Boys Basketball (Friday)

Game: Bronxville vs. Yonkers

Score: Bronxville Won 40-32

Highlights: Bronxville got ten points fro David Rhee in the win. Tom Rabadi of Yonkers led all scorers with 13 points in the loss.

Sport: Girls Basketball (Friday)

Game: Bronxville vs. Yonkers

Score: Yonkers Won 41-32

Highlights: Grace Devlin led Bronxville to victory with 15 points while Claire Sargent tacked on 11. Chelsea Henderson led Yonkers with 15 points in the loss.

Sport: Boys Basketball (Friday)

Game: Ardsley vs. Eastchester

Score: Eastchester Won 57-48

Highlights: Eastchester’s Dave Solano led all scorers with 20 points in the win, teammate Jack Daly added 19. Gabe Kardish picked up 13 points for Ardsley in the loss.

Sport: Ice Hockey (Friday)

Game:

Score: ETB Won 5-4

Highlights: Mark Luciano and Ian Palfrey helped the Eagles soar passed Clarkstown as they had a goal and two assists each. Adam Meyeres had two goals for Clarkstown in the loss.